Scientists work to create synthetic silk
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 07:49
in Physics & Chemistry
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 17 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say they are working to create synthetic materials that duplicate or exceed the properties of natural silk.
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